Articles by Bhaswati Guha Majumder

After US, young adults in UK are now getting addicted to anti-anxiety medication

The study authors have mentioned that most of the young adults taking alprazolam or Xanax for non-medical reasons.

Jun 5, 2019

Singapore HIV data leak: Accused found guilty, will be sentenced in Sept

Mikhy Farrera Brochez was found guilty on 12 counts for transferring the registry's data to Kentucky and emailing online links to blackmail Singapore govt.

Jun 5, 2019

Westpac cyber attack: 98000 customers' private details exposed

Australia again faced cyber attack and this time the hackers targeted PayID feature that disclosed thousands of customers' details.

Jun 4, 2019

Not Google Map, but this new App helps drivers detect traffic jam well ahead and plan

ActiveVision is specially designed for integration with intelligent transportation systems (ITS) can detect and report traffic condition changes.

Jun 4, 2019

Escaped Kajang prisoner recaptured from construction site

Bid to smuggle cigarettes foiled, Malaysian arrested at Woodlands Checkpoint

ICA officers at Woodlands Checkpoint detected Malaysia-registered bus from where they found a huge amount of duty-unpaid cigarettes.

Jun 4, 2019

Singapore crime

School trip to Thailand turns nightmare, 13 students found victims of chikungunya

Singapore students and teachers from the School of the Arts (Sota) fell ill after they visited Thailand's village and affected by chikungunya virus.

Jun 3, 2019

Google Cloud outage affects YouTube, Snapchat, Gmail among others

Google Cloud outage affected Google and non-Google services but the company says the issue has been resolved.

Jun 3, 2019

HSA warns illegal weight loss product suppliers after woman suffers cardiac arrest

HSA warned the members of the public to not purchase or consume BB Body, Bellow Smaze, Choco Fit and Seahorse Chop Du Zhong Ba Ji Wan.

Jun 3, 2019

2200-year-old fortress linked to Biblical battle found under sea water at Tel Dor

Maritime archaeologists team found underwater Hellenistic fortress, which was constructed during the Hellenistic Period of ancient Greek civilization.

Jun 3, 2019

Archaeology

Beware of Internet fraudsters offering discount on hotel reservation, tickets

Singapore Police Force alerted people about the scams involving hotel room reservations and attraction tickets.

Jun 2, 2019

Singapore crime

Former Foreign secretary S. Jaishankar takes oath as Union Minister at a swearing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on May 30, 2019.

Retired Indian diplomat Jaishankar returns as India's new Foreign Minister

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is the first career diplomat to become the cabinet minister of foreign affairs.

May 31, 2019

NTU kickstarts Singapore's first of its kind Waste-to-Energy unit at S$40 million

NTU and NEA have introduced the Waste-to-Energy Research Facility, which is the first of its kind in Singapore.

May 31, 2019

Report confirms elderly woman died due to smoke inhalation at Bukit Panjang flat

The wheelchair-bound woman died due to smoke inhalation after lit joss stick caused fire in Bukit Panjang flat

May 31, 2019

Doctor in HIV data leak case may face longer jail term for selling illegal drug injections

Partner of Mikhy Farrera Brochez, who is the accused of HIV data leak case, facing a new trial for selling illegal drug injections.

May 30, 2019

Singapore crime

Staff awareness of data security in Victoria’s public health system is low,

Patient's data in Victoria's public health system highly prone to cyber attacks: Audit report

The audit report reveals that Victoria's public health system is highly vulnerable to the data security breach.

May 29, 2019

Singapore: LTA seizes 10 PMDs after riders found violating rules

LTA deployed 80 officers to conduct an enforcement operation and they impound 10 PMDs from several places in Singapore.

May 29, 2019

20000-year-old remnants of seawater from Ice-Age discovered in Indian Ocean

University of Chicago researchers discovered the remnants of seawater and hope that this study will reveal how the world's climate will react in future.

May 27, 2019

Climbers die while descending Mount Everest

Singaporean climbs Mt Everest against all odds; Here's a throwback at Republic's historic endeavour

29-year-old Jeremy Tong climbs Mount Everest but Singapore has achieved a historic milestone in mountaineering history since 1995.

May 27, 2019

Electronics service company employee may face 15-year jail term for stealing 400 phones

A woman employee of an Electronics service company will be charged in court with criminal breach of trust in service.

May 27, 2019

Singapore crime

Lewis Hamilton struggles a bit but finally claims his third victory at Monaco GP

Mercedes's Lewis Hamilton claims victory at Monaco on Sunday and gains 25 points to get a huge lead in Drivers' Championship.

May 26, 2019

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